Film clip



W. T. OXLEY.

FILM CL IP.

APPLICATION FILED DE (L29. I9l9.

Patented May 9 UNITED STATES WALTER r. 'oXLnY, or rnnensranns, Mrnnnsorn.

FILM CLIP.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented lay 9, 1922 Application filed December 29, 1919. Serial No. 348,122.

To all-whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, lVALTnn T. OXLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fergus Falls, in the county of Otter Tall and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Film Clips; and I do hereby declare the following to bee full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertalns to make and use the same.

.My invention relates to 'improvementsin film clips,and has for its object to provide such a clip that will receive the ends of a looped film and hold the same with its sensitized side out and without touching it at any point to facilitate the developing, fixlng, washing and drying of the held film.

To the above end, the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims. a

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like characters indi cate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved clip and a film held thereby;

Fig. 2 is a view in section taken substan tially on the line 22 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the improved film clip with some parts broken away and sectioned.

The improved film clip comprises a fiat U-shaped spring 4 and a transverse tieplate 5, the latter of which has formed there in two longitudinally spaced slots or open ings 6 that are separated by a web 7. The

prongs of the spring 4 project through the slots 6 with freedom for movement toward and from each other. To hold the tie-plate 5 against removal from the spring 4, the longitudinal edges of the prongs ofsaid spring are notched at 8 to receive said tieplate.

Outward of the slots 6, the end portions of the tie-plate 5 extend laterally toward the free ends of the prongs of the spring 4 and in parallel arrangement and co-operation therewith to afford a pair of laterally spaced jaw-s 9. These jaws 9 are adapted to receive and yieldingly hold the ends of a looped film Z. The free ends of the prongs of the spring 4 extend below the tieplate 5 in converging relation to afford a pair of fingers 10 for directing the film into the aws 9.

To assist the jaws in holding a film, the outer members thereof are perforated at 11.,

and, whensaid jaws are closed onto the film the gelatine on the outer face thereof will be squeezed into said perforations and assist in holding the same. In some instances, it might be desirable to upset the inner members of the jaws 9 slightly so as to form short barbs which would project into the openings 11 when the jaws are closed.

To apply the improved clip to a film, said film is held loosely looped in one hand, with its sensitized side out, and the clip is held in the other hand with the prongs thereof pressed toward each other to open the jaws 9. When the jaws 9 are open, the prongs of the spring l engage the web 7 as a stop to center the tie-plate 5 and thereby causes said awsto open the same distance. In the open position of the jaws 9, the fingers 10 are brought close together at their ends to form a wedge. Withthe film and clip thus held, the fingers 10 are inserted between the looped ends of the film Z, which directs the same into the jaws 9. Then by releasing the spring l, the jaws 9 will yieldingly close onto the film and hold the same without touching throughout its entire length so as to facilitate the developing, fixing, washing and drying thereof. Preferably, the clips will be numbered or otherwise indentified so that the operator may keep a record of the films held thereby.

Formed in the sides ofthe prongs of the spring& is a pair of aligned holes 12 adapting the improved clip to be hung on a wire rack or other support.

lVhat I claim is a 1. A film clip including a spring and a tie-plate having a pair of longitudinally spaced slots through which the prongs of said spring project with freedom for movement toward and from each other said prongs having notched interlocking engagement with the tie-plate, the ends of the tieplate being extended into substantially parallel arrangement witlr said prongs for cooperation therewith to afford a. pair of jaws adapted to receive and hold the ends ofthe film.

2. A film. clip including a spring and a tie-plate having a pair of longitudinally spaced slots through which the prongs of said spring project with freedom for movement toward and from each other, said prongs having notched interlocking engagement with the tieplate, the ends or" the tieplate being extended into substantially parallel arrcngement with said prongs for cooperation therewith to afford a pair of jaws adapted to receive and hold the ends of the film, the free ends of said prongs being extended outward of the ends of the tie-plate into converging relation to direct the ends of the film into said jaws.

3. A film clip including a spring and a tie-plate having a pair of longitudinally spaced slots through which the prongs of said spring project with freedom for movement toward and from each other, said prongs having notched interlocking engage- WALTER T. OXLEY. lVitnesses A. R. Krr'rs, N. M. FAUNCE. 

